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How To Stop The Smokeless Tobacco Habit |
Written by Alan B. Densky, CH
Friday, 07 March 2008
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For a large percentage of the world's population, smokeless tobacco is at least something they have tried, if not something used regularly. Most people associate smokeless tobacco with sports stars, and incorrectly believe that it is a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes. Unfortunately, this proves to be wrong, as smokeless tobacco causes a range of health problems for its users. Many different types of people use this highly addictive substance and no one is safe, regardless of income, race, or gender. The reasons for using smokeless tobacco vary widely from appetite control to generalized stress relief. This epidemic is harmful to the world. Targeting the world's future with the predominant users being just teenagers and sometimes preteens, it is an extremely harmful addiction. The truth of the matter is that teens and smokeless tobacco are getting to be excessively close to each other and creating lifelong habits and health risks that are just too great to be overlooked and too dangerous to be ignored. Adolescent use of smokeless tobacco is constantly on the rise, with some users starting when they are just nine or ten. Rural Caucasian teenagers have the highest risk of using smokeless tobacco products, and if the teenagers live in a house with an adult that uses, their chances of also using smokeless tobacco rises dramatically. In the United States, among high school students grades 9-12, an average of 9.3% use smokeless tobacco. Among the white male student body, the average is about 1 user out of every 5 students. But what are the effects of smokeless tobacco and what are the pros and cons of using it? For some people, the appeal is in "looking cool," and possibly fitting in with one's peers. It also causes an unusual sensation in users by first relaxing them, through the release of dopamine in the brain, and then exciting them with a release of adrenaline. It can also cause appetite suppression, which some users may abuse to try to lose weight. On the down side are serious ramifications that make the reasons to chew look pretty weak. Use of smokeless tobacco causes a wide variety of cancers, along with dental problems, bad breath, and of course the financial spending of the user to obtain tobacco products. Most tobacco users using one can per day, over 30 years at current prices will spend up to fifty thousand dollars on chewing tobacco in their lifetime, assuming they survive their addiction long enough. There are no known cures for either the oral or the gastrointestinal cancers smokeless tobacco causes, and this may potentially cost a fortune in treatment and sadly, perhaps funeral expenses. Quitting smokeless tobacco is widely believed to be much harder than quitting the smoking habit. A part of the addiction is the great amount of nicotine absorbed by the body while chewing or dipping. This amount is double that received from smoking a cigarette. But how can one beat their smokeless tobacco addiction? Various products are available to help people quit using snuff and chew, such as a product that uses spearmint to mimic the tobacco without getting the nicotine. And some success has come out of receiving the same shot that inhibits receptors for smoking. But the best way to quit and permanently remain tobacco-free without withdrawal symptoms, stress, and weight gain is through using a hypnotherapy program. Hypnosis offers a two-fold attack to the systematic chewing or dipping reflex built up by your previous habits and lifestyle choices. It first attacks the emotional reasons why you need a dipp, and then it works to eliminate the mental habit itself. First you'll want to consider the emotional reasons. Dopamine is a "feel good" chemical produced in your body and released by your brain during pleasurable activities. In times of stress, the dopamine produces a general sensation of well being. Some common occurrences of natural release include eating a large meal, or sexual relief. In other words, putting some chew into the mouth gives relaxation and pleasure. The very essence of hypnosis is relaxation, and hypnosis is superb for stress relief and relaxation. Hypnosis also works to break the cycle of expectation that your mind creates. When you habitually chew tobacco after dinner, your mind begins to tell your body that you need a chew after every dinner. By blocking or eliminating this unconscious thought process, you will not feel the need to habitually use smokeless tobacco. By attacking these two root causes of chewing tobacco use, hypnotherapy can virtually eliminate the compulsion to dipp or chew, stopping your physical need for the extra dopamine release. Thus freeing you from this dangerous addiction and offering a stress free method for quitting. Article Source: http://www.ArticleBlast.com |
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Alan B. Densky, CH offers NLP CDs to quit chew. His site offers hypnosis CDs for weight loss, smoke cessation, and stress related symptoms. He provides a library of hypnosis & NLP articles, and offers FREE hypnosis & NLP newsletters & MP3s.
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